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Game of Thrones – Season 7, Episode 1 Dragonstone

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93% Tomatometer 61 Reviews
Jon organizes the defense of the North; Cersei tries to even the odds; Daenerys comes home.
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Game of Thrones — Season 7, Episode 1

Game of Thrones — Season 7, Episode 1

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With a blistering opening salvo, Game of Thrones charts an assured path for its anxiously-anticipated final stretch.

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Eric Deggans NPR 11/25/2019
Sunday's episode, I thought, was very well-focused. It was tight storytelling. We had some touches of comedy. We had a lot of foreboding, you know? There's a real sense that these producers have figured out how to tell this story. Go to Full Review
Alyssa Rosenberg Washington Post 04/05/2019
We've begun the journey, and it is going to be formidable. Go to Full Review
David 'Mad Dog' Bradley Washington Post 04/05/2019
We've been waiting for her to return to Westeros and begin her conquest of the Seven Kingdoms for years. So yes, let's begin. Go to Full Review
Andrew Snell Daily Mirror (UK) 04/05/2019
4/5
The whole episode is filled with a sense of things to come, and it's testament to the quality writing that the feeling of dread appears natural and not forced. Go to Full Review
Kayti Burt Collider 04/05/2019
3/5
I'm still not sure how I feel about the wearing people's faces effect Game of Thrones tries to pull off. It's a little bit too Classic Doctor Who for my liking. Go to Full Review
Laura Prudom Mashable 04/05/2019
Who run the world? The ladies of Game of Thrones, duh. Go to Full Review
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Episode Info

Synopsis Jon organizes the defense of the North; Cersei tries to even the odds; Daenerys comes home.
Director
Jeremy Podeswa
Executive Producer
David Benioff, D.B. Weiss, Carolyn Strauss, Guymon Casady, Vince Gerardis, Ralph Vicinanza, George R.R. Martin
Screenwriter
David Benioff, D.B. Weiss
Network
HBO
Rating
TV-MA
Genre
Drama, Fantasy
Original Language
English
Release Date
Jul 16, 2017